Go-cart.



E. C. MOORE.

GO-GART.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

atented Nov. 2, 1909.

condition.

NETE STES EDWARD C. MOORE, 0E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

938,49 Specification of ART.

Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 2, 1909.l

Application filed July 8, 1907. ySerial No. 382,625.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain improvements in Gro-Carts, of which the following is a s eciiication.

My invention re ates to folding go-carts and is in the nature of certain improvements upon the construction shown in my application for patent, filed Febrilary 27, 1907, Serial No. 359,560; the object of my present invention being to simplify the construction; to increase the facility with Which the structure may be operated; to provide an adjustable foot-rest therefor', and to render`such structure more compact when in the folded Other features of my invention will be fully pointed out hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a'side elevation of my improved go-cart; Fig. 2, is a front view of the same; Fig. 3, is a side elevation showing the structure partially folded; Fig. 4, is an inverted plan View showing the Wheels folded against the body of the cart, and Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, are enlarged views illustrating detached parts of my improved structure.

l, 1, represent the side frames, to which side bars 2 at the back, and side bars 3 at the front, are pit/totally connected at 4 and 5, respectively, and 6, 6, represent. side arms pivotally connected at 7 and 8, respectively, to said front and rear side bars 2 and 3. The side frames are provided With down- Wardly depending extensions 9 and 10, to whichbrackets 11 and 12 are pivoted, and hinged at 13 and 14 to these brackets are the arms 15 and 1G. The arms 15 carry the rear wheels 17 and the. arms 16 carry the front wheels 18; suitable journals being provided at the ends of said arms. The arms 15 and 16, and the brackets 11 and 12 to which they are hinged, are fully shown in Fi s. 5 and 6. When in the position shown in lig. 1, the structure is locked against collapsing, by means of a cross-piece 19, made of Wire and shown in Fig. 7; the projecting ends 2O of which pass through slots 21 in the side frames l.. r1`he cross-piece 19 is arranged to be held in place by spring tension, and the ends 2O coact with notches 22 formed in plates 23 secured to he lower ends of the tured end blocks 27 secured to ears 28 car- A ried by arms. The arms having a pivotal connection with the side frames, such springs serve as cushions or resilient supports when passing over obstructions and give the Wheels an Yopportunity for partial separation against the tension of said spring without danger of destroying their proper relative position under ordinary circumstances. To prevent the Wheels folding under thestructure, the front arms 16 have lugs 29 Which lie under projections 3'0 carried by the extensions 10 of the side frames when in the position shown in Fig. 1.

At the front ot' the structure, I provide an adjustable foot-rest 31, which is pivoted at 32 to a pair of swinging arms 33 pivoted to the side frames 1 at 34, and supported at its orward end by a 'Wire oke 35 pivotally connected to the front side bars 3 of the frame. The arms 33 which support this foot-restare slotted at 3G, and a'wire crosspiece 37 shown in Fig. 9 is provided with ends 3S which enter said slots. This crosspiecc is carried byl a wear-board 33 disposed between and supported by the arms 33; being held to said wear-board by staples 37a. Carried by the front side bars 3 of the structure are brackets' 39, one of which is shown in Fig. 10, having a series of projections. 'When in the lower-most position, as shpwn/infullwlineaFig. 1, the ends of the cross'piece 37 passing through the arms supporting the foot-rest engage the projec` tions 40. When in the extreme position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, theends of said cross-piece restl on projections 41, and when in the mid-position, shown also in dotted lines, the ends of said cross-piece rest on the projections42; the construction being such that the ends of said cross-piece may bedisplaccd along the slots 36 so-as to clear said projections 40 and 41, and ,when moved into the various positions, they will be held in place by thc inherent resiliency ofthe cross-piece 37. The foot-rest is provided with a serics 'of notches 43 on, its under side so that thc wire yoke 35 supporting the same may be shifted relatively so as to rear side bars 2, The side frames are sechange the angle of said foot-rest. I The footrest may be mounted in' several positions by engagement with the apertures 44 in the arms 33, and the eXtra notches on the under side of saidfoot-rest are for the differing positions of the supporting yoke when such foot-rest has been lowered. The foot-rest 31 may lie extended in a straight line from its support-ring, arms 33 by releasin front engagement with the notc es 43 on the under side of said foot-rest. To maintain said yoke in its engagement with said notches, I provide spring members 45 which lie below the engaging portion of said yoke. When the foot-rest is extended in line with its supporting arms, it will be held in a horizontal position by stops 45 on the arms 33.

The arms 15 and 16 supporting the wheels are hinged at 13 and 14 to brackets 11 and 12, which are pivotally connected to the side frames, and the bracket 11 is provided with teeth 46 meshing with teeth 47 of brackets 48 carried bythe rear side ainis of the structure; the enlarged view Fig. 11, showing said brackets. The brackets 4S have a fixed relation to the notched plates 23 carried by said side arms, and when it is desired to collapse the structure, it is only necessary to move the ends 2() of the crosspiece 19 from their engagement with the notches 22 of said plates. This is readily accomplished by engaging the loop49 of said cross-piece 19 and pulling the same rearwardly, when the ends Q0 will spring forwardly, as said cross-piece is secured at the points 50 to the under side of the scat board. l

The side arms of the structure are adjustable rearwardly to the position shown in Fig. 1 by C ytted lines; the notched plates )l being provided with two notches Q2 for engagement with the ends 20 of the crosspiece 19, and in the adj usted position shown in Fig. 1, tlieciids 20 are in eiigageinent'witli the lower notch. A back 51 is disposed between the rear side arms, pivoted at 52 to said arms so as to be movable independently of the rear side arms, This back is adjustable and is supported in its various positionsI by means o't' ayoke 53 pivoted to the rear side arms at 54 as clearly shown in Fig. 12, and arranged to engage lugs 55 carried by the side members of said back 51. lflicn in the position shown by fiillliiies, Fig. 1, the back is held by hooks 5G of the arms of said yoke engaging pins 57 carried by the back` the lower portion of the yoke lying against Vsaid back. When changed to the other positions shown, said hook will be released from the pin. The back may also be maintained in a forward position. 'llie sideai'ins of the back, and the side arms of the front aie provided \vi.li side guards 58 pivoted at 59 to said arms.

To collapse the structure, it is necessary; as before slated., to remove the ends 2O of the the yoke cross-piece 19 from their engagement with the notches 29, of the plates Q3 carried by the side bars of the back, by gras ing the loop 49 and piillin the same and `t en the structure may be olded forward to the position shown in Fig. 3. lVhen in this position, the hinges of the arms supporting the wheels are horizontally alined so that said -arins with the wheels may be folded down against the body in the manner shown in F ig. 4.. When in such position, the structure is compact enough to be placed in an ordinaryA dress-suit case. i

I claim: f 1.` The combination, in a folding go-cart, of side frames, front and rear members pivoted thereto. arms hinged to said pivotedl members and maintained normally in such position as to render said hinges inactive, wheels carried by said' arms, connecting ineansfor maintaining said arms in proper relative position with the wheels in alineinent with the side frames when the structure is extended, and means for bringing the arms carrying-the wheels close to the side f ames 4when the structure is collapsed', said means serving alsol through said connecting means to bring the wheels closer together so that when in such position-the wheels may beturned on their hinges and folded under the structure.

2. The combination, in a folding ,go-cart, of side frames, front and rear members 'having double pivots connected to said side frames, arms hung from one pivot of said members, wheels carried by said arms, means for niaintaing said arms in fixed position in alinement with said side frames when the go-cart is iii position of use including a resilient connection, and means for'inoving` said arms toward the side frames when the structure is collapsed, said resilient connection serving to draw the wheels in closer relationship and bring the hinges of the arms in such position that they and the wheels can be folded Viinder the structure.

3. The combination, inl a go-cart, oflside frames, front and rear arms connected to said side frames, wheels carried by said 'ai-ins, and double hinge connections between saidside frames and the arms, and a fiexible connection between 4the arms, such hinge connections and tiexible connection providing for movement of the arms close to the frame when collapsing the structure with a corresponding movement of the wheels toward each other, one set of said pivots being then brought in line to permit folding of the wheels under the structure.

4. The combination, in a go-cart, of a sea-t section having ,side frames, wheel carrying arms pivoted to said side frames, wheels carried thereby, and a spring connection bef tween said wlieel carrying arms. y

5. The combination, in a folding gti-cart,

sessies @rear Wheel carrying armsin operative engagement with said back whereby said arms wlll be moved toward the side frames when v said back is moved forward, means connecting the front and rear arms lwhereby the wheels will be moved toward each other Iwhen the movement of the arms takes place, and means for supporting the back section so as to maintain the go-cart `in annpright position.

6. AThe con'ibination, in a folding ,go-cart, of a seat section, side frames carrying the same, front and rear wheelV carriers having hinge members pivoted to the side frames, Wheels mounted on said arriere a back section pivoted to the side frames of the seat section, connections between said back section' and the hinge members of the rear Wheel carriers whereby movement of one will be imparted to the other, a connection between the front and rear Wheel carriers whereby said movement of the rear carriers will be imparted to the front carriers and bring vthe Wheelsjtoward each other, and means for holding the back section in a substantially vertical position.

7. The combination, in a folding go-cart, of side frames, Wheel carriers having hinged members pivoted to the side frames, Wheels mounted on the carriers, a resilient connection between said carriers, means for maintaining said carriers in a relatively fixed position, and means for movingthem to the collapsing position.

n 8. The combination, in a. folding go-cart, of a seat section, side frames carrying the same, Wheel carriers, members hinged there to and pivotally connected to said side frames, a back section pivotally connected to said side frames above the connection of the rear Wheel carrying arms are hinged, said segments meshing with each other so that when the back section is folded over the seat section it will bring the wheel carryin` arms close-'to the seat section and the Wheels will be brought -close together with' theu hinges of the wheel' carriers in position to fold said wheels under the structure, and means adjacent the segments Vof the back section for maintaining the latter and the wheel carrying arms in the extended position.

9. -The'combination, in a go-cart, of the side frames, a foot-rest comprising a footlboard anda Wear-board and arms pivotaily 'Sai arms, and a movable vcross-bar carried by said wear-board and arranged to enrage y any one of said projections to hold said footrest in adjusted positions.

10. The combination, ina folding go-cart, of side frames, a foot-rest comprising a footboard, a wear-board, and arms pivotally connected to the side frames for carrying the same, means carried by the side frames for adjustablyholding the arms in different positions, and a yoke arm pivoted to the structure for adjusting the foot-board with re spect to said carrying arms.

ll. The combination with a go-cart having a seat section and side bars, of a foot rest, arms carrying the same and pivotedto the seat section, a bracket for supporting said arms in different positions, and a yoke` arm carried by the sidev bars for holding thefoot rest in different positions.

12. The combination, in a folding go-cart, of side frames, front and rear Wheel car riers pivotally connected to said side frames, means on said frames for maintaining said Wheel carriers in a relatively fixed position in alinement With the side frames, means'for turning said carriers on their pivots to bring them close to the side frames 1n a collapsing position, resilient means connecting said side frames whereby the movement of one will be imparted to the other, and -hinges carried by said Wheel carriers whereby they may be folded under the structure at right angles to theirl pivotal connections, said hinges being brought into horizontal aline ment and the wheel base shortened when the Wh carriers are brought close to the side frames.

A13. The combination, in a go-cart, of a foot-rest therefor-,arms supportmg said footrest, means for mounting said foot-rest in dit'- ferent positions with-respect to said arms, an adjustable support for the outer end of said foot-rest, and means for holding said support in its adjusted positions.

14. rllhe combination, in a folding go-cart, of side frames, brackets pivoted thereto, arms hinged to said brackets, Wheels car ried by said arms, and a spring connection for maintaining said arms in the propel' relative position, the parts being arranged so that the arms carryingthe Wheels may be brought close to the frames and the Wheels folded under said frames..

l5. The combination, in a folding gocart, of side frames, arms pivotally connected to said side frames, wheels carried by said arms, and a spring connection for maintaining said arms in a fixed position with relation to said side frame, the parts being ar? ranged so that the arms carrying the 'Wheels can be brought `close to the frames and folded under'the same.

1G. The combination, in a go-cart, of side frames, arms connected to said frames,

having double pivots so that they can be broughtJ close to the side frames and the wheels can turn under the same, side arms in toothed engagement with the arms carrying the rear' wheels, and means engaging the side rnmes and (zo-'acting with said side arms to maintain the structure in an upright. position. A

1T. Thecombination in a go-cart, of a seat section having side frames, Wheel carryingl riers reiatively'ixed in the extended position, a baci; section, side arms carried thereby in operative engagement With the rear wheel carriers, and means for collapsing said wheel carriers and side arms simultaneously.

'19. The combination, in a fo-cart, of side frames, wheel carriers having hinged members pivotaily connected to said side frames, side arms pivoted to the side frames above the pivotal connection of the rear Wheel carriers, toothed segments carried by the side Wheel carrying arms and meshing therewithy notched members carried by the side arms adjacent the segments carried by the seme, and means coacting With said notched members and the side frames to support said side arms in various positions, seid side frames being apertured for the purpose.

'20. The combination, in a go-cart, yof a seat sectiom Wheel carriers, s foot-restcarl ried by slotted arms pivoted to the front of the seat section, a bracket having ay series of projections adjacent the pivot. end of said foot-rest, and :i cross bar arranged to enter said. siots and engage any one of the project-ions to hold the foot-rest in its adjusted position. j

21. The combination with a go-cart having a seat sect-ion and side bars, of a footrest, arms carrying the saine and pivoted to the seat section, a bracket for supporting said arms in different positions, a yoke arm carried by the side bars for hoiding he foot-rest in different positions, and guards for preventing; dispiacemeniy of said yoke.

In testimony whereof, I here signed my lname to this specification, in the presence of twov subscribing Witnesses.

EDW. C. MOORE.

Vitnesses:

MURRAY C. BOYER, Jos. H. KLEIN 

